ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Taliban have demanded a hefty new “protection tax” from Afghan mobile phone companies, industry and militant sources told AFP, as the resurgent group tightens its stranglehold on a rare successful business in a slumping war economy. At a secret meeting last month near theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with International Telecom Union (ITU) has organized a training program for Afghan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (ATRA) and Ministry of Communication, Afghanistan on regulatory issues from 20th July, to 23rd July, 2015 at PTA Headquarters. Mr. Sameer Senior Advisor, ITURead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) With SIM re-verification process completed, it has been revealed to media today that the case of SIMs issued to Afghan nationals is still not solved. This was stated by PTA Chairman Dr. Ismail Shah today at a training workshop in PTA headquarters Islamabad. It isRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) After placing mechanism of verification through Biometric Verification System (BVS), thousands of illegal SIMs being used by Afghan nationals but issued on Pakistani identity cards have been blocked in order to wage effective war against terrorists. Before placing BVS, Afghan nationals had obtained illegal SIMs, whichRead More →